karma as cause
Priority request: Seems to me that most of the events of ones life can be said to be "caused" by ones karma. It certainly seems like a better explanation than luck or randomness.
By request
blaming God for what is the consequence of the human ego
Request: as Doc put it.
"Oh Lord, we do pray to Thee that Thy Truth prevail in mankind for the sake of Peace. Amen"
Attributed to Doc, by request.
Buddhist causation
Request: Earnestly understanding is a part of right view in the Eightfold Noble Path. [Requester provided an explainer, show below].
Jesuit Priest Anthony DeMello
A spiritual teacher, writer, and public speaker, de Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. d.1987 --wikipedia.
spiritual eye reading
Request: At what level do we read other's eyes - in order to roughly estimate their level of consciousness or distinguish good from evil?
Tibetan prayer flags
Often found strung along trails and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes -- wikipedia.
calling
"a strong urge towards a particular way of life or career" -- Google dictionary.
statement: heaven is not a location
Request: it seems the mind automatically assumes heaven is a place where some entity experienced as "me" is going to go to when we die or become enlightened... Some have said heaven is on earth, as in we create our own heaven or hell in a metaphorical sense.
"All sentient beings live by faith"
From Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, David R. Hawkins.
statement: what we like/enjoy is important and spiritually valid
(Even if those things don’t include archetypal “spiritual” matters) -- Priority request.
"form is emptiness and emptiness is form"
Request: Most important phrase from Heart Sutra.
Pope Leo XIV
By request. "The first pope born in the United States of America. Elected during the papal conclave on May 8, 2025, following the death and funeral of Pope Francis" -- wikipedia.
cognitive dissonance
By request. "The psychological discomfort or tension experienced when a person holds conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes, or when their actions contradict their beliefs” -- Google AI.
statement: I offer you gentleness
Request: I had a dream of two elderly people I perceived as my parents… On my knees, I touched their hands as they rocked on their chairs and warmly smiled at me. I felt a sense of softness, a gentleness, that I've never felt before. All of me became soft, in mind and heart. I collapsed and cried.